jok
See also: jók
Acehnese
Etymology
From Malay ijuk.
- Arenga plant
Noun
jok
Verb
jok
- giving
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch jokken. Possibly influenced or reinforced by English joke, but the meaning “to joke” also existed in early modern Dutch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔk/
Verb
jok (present jok, present participle jokkende, past participle gejok)
- (intransitive) to fib, to tell (often irrelevant or inconsequential) lies
- Jy moenie jok vir jou ouers nie!
- You shouldn't fib to your parents!
- (intransitive) to joke, to tell jokes
- Jy moenie jok hier nie, hierdie is 'n ernstige sakedistrik.
- You shouldn't joke around here, this is a serious business district.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔk/
- Hyphenation: jok
- Rhymes: -ɔk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch joc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
jok m (plural jokken, diminutive jokje n)
- (uncountable, archaic) jest; frivolous, unserious intent or mood
- Synonyms: gekkigheid, scherts
- (countable, archaic) joke, jest, prank
- Synonyms: grap, scherts
Related terms
- jokken
Noun
jok n (plural jokken)
- Alternative form of juk.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Min Nan 褥 (jio̍k, “cotton-padded mattress”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɔʔ]
- Hyphenation: jok
Noun
jok (first-person possessive jokku, second-person possessive jokmu, third-person possessive joknya)
- cushion.
Further reading
- “jok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Marshallese
Etymology
From Proto-Micronesian *toko, from Proto-Oceanic *toko.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɔkʷ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲɛkʷ/
- Bender phonemes: {jekʷ}
Verb
jok
- to land
- to alight
- to perch
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Middle English
Noun
jok
- Alternative form of ȝok
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوق (yok).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jôk/
Adverb
jȍk (Cyrillic spelling јо̏к)
- (colloquial, emphatic) no, nope
Synonyms
- (no): ne